[ Regulatory & Policy ] as a Related Elective for those interested in Energy : This course covers key policy issues regarding climate change and the regulation of the energy sector in the U.S. The course is particularly useful for energy lawyers, but students generally interested in environmental law will also benefit, since energy and climate change issues are beginning to affect other areas of environmental law as well, such as the regulation of air and water pollution.

General course
Description:

(Same as EESS 310)This course examines the links between climate change policy and other regulation of the energy sector in the U.S. context. In the electricity sector, these policies are likely to be closely interconnected, yet they are often considered in isolation. We will evaluate the impacts of energy, air pollution, and water pollution regulations on US greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector. We will also examine how state regulatory activities aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity sector are likely to have co-benefits for air and water pollution.

Course Style: A Substantive course teaches the law, theory, and policy in a particular area of law